As part of their ten-part speaker series, the National Building Museum hosted Andrea Limauro and Tracy Gabriel of the D.C. Office of Planning, on Jan. 13, to discuss Ward 5 Works, a proposal to reuse and transform the decommissioned industrial areas in Northeast D.C. in an effort to diversify the area’s economy and grow emerging industries. Read more

Bridges between two high-rises provide pedestrian shortcuts in China, Cuban architect Ricardo Porro died, Michael Graves says the Portland Building will be spared from demolition, and more headlines you may have missed today. Read more